Earn the Maddie’s® Professional Certificate While Pursuing Your DVM Degree

If you are a current University of Florida veterinary student and would like to join the Maddie’s® Certificate in Shelter Medicine track, please fill out our on-campus Maddie’s® Certificate in Shelter Medicine inquiry form or contact us to connect with an adviser and receive more information.

Requirements

Students must complete 15 required credit hours by successfully completing the following required courses with a passing grade at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Elective courses listed below are not required to earn the Maddie’s® Professional Certificate in Shelter Medicine.

*Must remain in good standing with UFscASV (current on dues and actively participating)

Certificate students can participate in responses to veterinary-related disasters, emergency sheltering events, and other functions provided by the UF VETS. However, every student MUST have completed VEM 5061 Introduction to Veterinary Disaster Response and obtained the required certifications from FEMA before being activated in a response event.

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

As part of both the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the Academic Health Center, Veterinary Medicine is dedicated to advancing animal, human and environmental health through teaching, research, extension and patient care.

UF Veterinary Forensic Sciences

The University of Florida's online graduate certificate program in Veterinary Forensic Sciences is provided by the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine in partnership with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).